Fertilizer balls/tablets

[Webos]

Does anyone out there use commercially made fertilizer balls or tablets to sit on top of the soil? What's available on the market? I have recently stumbled on this on the net, anyone used it?

http://www.productivegardens.com.au/fer ... s-24-pack/

Thanks

Adam

[Bretts]

At first I thought they were a non fertiliser rort but they do list the NPK as 10:3:5 (if no npk is shown I would give a wide birth) wich is a great mix for a product who's main claim is microb activity. With an NPK of 10.3.5 it sounds and looks chemical but from it's claims sounds organic. It is very interesting

[AGarcia]

I use the ones you can buy in the big hardware stores now. It beats trying to make your own.

AG

[Webos]

Thanks for the answers... Can you give me a product name agarcia. I'm hopeless with ferns and need to do something about it.

Thanks

Adam

[AGarcia]

Sorry. Can't remember the name. SHould be easy to spot in the fertiliser section.

[Webos]

Thanks agarcia, I'll have a look.

[Scott Roxburgh]

I have tried miracle-gro tablets but they break down pretty quick and they are all synthetic, I wouldn't recommend them for bonsai use.

[Webos]

When I was in Japan, it seemed at all of the nurseries had big 20 or 30 litre metal cans/buckets full of fertilizer balls. This was a commercially available product. Wonder if we can get some in.

[cre8ivbonsai]

Hi Webos, I've just started using Neutrog, Seamungus http://www.neutrog.com.au/100-organic-range-2/ . Not fert as such, more a pellet form (looks like DL) of seaweed + fish + nutrients (sounds fairly similar to whats in some of those home made cakes?). In short, I felt that the liquid forms for these 'tonics' were largely going to waste as a lot of it drains straight through . I'll still be using other chemical/organic fertilizers combinations (sporadically ) but like the slow release, I know that at least they'll get a feed even when just watering ... The sure smell like they're doing good, about as strong as DL!

might have fun getting the Japanese one's through customs?

Good luck,
Ryan

[Scott Roxburgh]

Maybe an alternative?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pellet-Mill- ... 3f1ffe4edf

It just needs a larger die and roller set?